Bitcoin-Stealing OS X Trojan Now Masquerading as 'Angry Birds' and Other Popular Mac Apps

[Shrink]

You're aware all the "virus reports" on Windows include Trojans, right ?
Just so you know, what defines a virus is that it's installing itself when you launch it, without the user consent.
You fire up your cracked software (or the bitcoin app), it installs the malicious browser extension (without you knowing what's happening), annnd you're screwed.

Hello, this is Virus.

Please note that I was commenting on the following Quote...

So...

People downloading softwares with viruses on windows = Windows is terrible at security.
People downloading shady apps on Android = Android is terrible at security
People downloading softwares including viruses on Mac = That's not a security issue, people are just dumb.

Sure.

 

[subsonix]

Just so you know, what defines a virus is that it's installing itself when you launch it, without the user consent.

A trojan, would need user intervention, it would get that by pretending to be something it's not, the name refers to the trojan horse of course.

 

[skinned66]

People still play Angry Birds?

In case anyone is new to Bitcoin:

Bitcoin works by letting you take your money and put it inside your computer. You then say goodbye to your money.

Well done; I'm sorry I can only + you once. Thanks for the laugh!